Polarized Light, Second Edition explores polarized light, its production, and its use, facilitating self-study without prior knowledge of Maxwell's equations. This comprehensive second edition includes more than 2500 thoroughly updated figures and equations for easier understanding and application across various industries. It features new chapters on polarization by refraction and reflection, polarization elements, anisotropic materials, Stokes polarimetry, Mueller matrix polarimetry, the mathematics of the Mueller matrix. This edition also offers updated and expanded material on the derivation of the Fresnel equations with plots of the magnitude and phase of the reflection coefficients. A Historical Note / Edward Collett -- Pt. I. The Classical Optical Field -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Wave Equation In Classical Optics -- Ch. 3. The Polarization Ellipse -- Ch. 4. The Stokes Polarization Parameters -- Ch. 5. The Mueller Matrices For Polarizing Components -- Ch. 6. Methods Of Measuring The Stokes Polarization Parameters -- Ch. 7. The Measurement Of The Characteristics Of Polarizing Elements -- Ch. 8. Mueller Matrices For Reflection And Transmission -- Ch. 9. The Mathematics Of The Mueller Matrix -- Ch. 10. The Mueller Matrices For Dielectric Plates -- Ch. 11. The Jones Matrix Calculus -- Ch. 12. The Poincare Sphere -- Ch. 13. The Interference Laws Of Fresnel And Arago -- Pt. Ii. The Classical And Quantum Theory Of Radiation By Accelerating Charges -- Ch. 14. Introduction To The Classical And Quantum Theory Of Radiation By Accelerating Charges -- Ch. 15. Maxwell's Equations For The Electromagnetic Field -- Ch. 16. The Classical Radiation Field -- Ch. 17. Radiation Emitted By Accelerating Charges -- Ch. 18. The Radiation Of An Accelerating Charges In The Electromagnetic Field -- Ch. 19. The Classical Zeeman Effect -- Ch. 20. Further Applications Of The Classical Radiation Theory -- Ch. 21. The Stokes Parameters And Mueller Matrices For Optical Activity And Faraday Rotation -- Ch. 22. The Stokes Parameters For Quantum Systems -- Pt. Iii. Applications -- Ch. 23. Introduction -- Ch. 24. Crystal Optics -- Ch. 25. Optics Of Metals -- Ch. 26. Polarization Optical Elements -- Ch. 27. Stokes Polarimetry -- Ch. 28. Mueller Matrix Polarimetry -- Ch. 29. Ellipsometry -- App. A. Jones And Stokes Vectors -- App. B. Jones And Mueller Matrices -- App. C. Relationships Between The Jones And Mueller Matrix Elements -- App. D. Vector Representation Of The Optical Field: Application To Optical Activity. Rev. Ed. Of: Polarized Light / Edward Collett. C1993. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 645-646) And Index. Explores polarized light, its production, and its use, facilitating self-study without prior knowledge of Maxwell's equations. This second edition features more than 2500 figures and equations for easier understanding and application across various industries. It also includes a chapter on polarization by refraction and reflection. The second edition of this text offers a detailed exploration of polarized light, its production, and use, thus facilitating self-study without prior knowledge of Maxwell's equations and including more than 2500 updated figures and equations for easier understanding and application
